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Bakersfield to Join Worldwide Release of “Talmudic Ethics”
Critically acclaimed series brings wisdom of the Talmud to the general public
Sooner or later, it happens to almost everyone. You face a tough...
Posted by estherschlanger
- Tue Apr 1, 2008 11:39:19 PDT
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I had been going by this church for months waiting for the best time to get this shot. Saturday the sky was just right and the light perfect. As an amateur photographer, opportunities like this are nice.
Faith...
Posted by kessdoug
- Tue Apr 1, 2008 09:08:36 PDT
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“We must go through many hardships to enter the kingdom of God,” they said.
I am the mom of Olivia Corinne Hoff, who passed away April 22, 2004. Olivia was only 14 years old. She died of a heart condition we knew nothing...
Posted by cvruiz
- Mon Mar 31, 2008 11:55:29 PDT
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It took me by surprise when a friend of mine commented last week that he didn’t believe that something was a “salvational issue” so he didn’t think he needed to do it. Now, I won’t tell you what the issue...
Posted by avantijk
- Fri Mar 28, 2008 11:33:34 PDT
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We want to provide “Simple Gifts”
Our church, the Bakersfield Community Church of the Brethren, has recently begun a new ministry which we are calling “Simple Gifts,” after the song with that same...
Posted by Brendac
- Thu Mar 27, 2008 11:43:11 PDT
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Men all too often forget that God is the greatest experience in human existence. Other experiences are limited in their nature and content, but the experience of God has no limits except those of our own comprehensive capacity enlarging....
Anonymous user
- Fri Mar 21, 2008 17:23:09 PDT
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You might have heard about Diwali, the Indian festival of lights. Now, it is time for Holi, the Indian festival of colors. Like in many cultures, a new year in India starts with the onset of spring following nature’s...
Posted by surendra_d
- Wed Mar 19, 2008 16:30:53 PDT
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An evening with God dismisses all negative thoughts.
His Truth is everlasting the Bible keeps His spirit lasting.
He's the author and finisher of our daily walk.
He can change our language and teach us how to talk.
He won't force...
Posted by Larcenia
- Tue Mar 4, 2008 10:35:46 PST
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Nowhere does the Bible indicate that early Christians observed
either a weekly Sunday or a yearly Easter to commemorate Christ’s
resurrection.
The night before he died, Christ ordered quite a different
celebration. He...
Posted by BostonGal
- Mon Mar 3, 2008 13:50:53 PST
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J.J. has faced challenges and hardship from the time he was three days old. He was born with cancer, given up for adoption and left to live in a hospital until his fourth birthday. With no prospective adopted parents, he was...
Posted by APT
- Thu Feb 28, 2008 12:00:18 PST
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I am an Episcopalian! Despite all the tests and trials that have been thrown at us in the past months, I am very proud to be able to say that. I am what they call a “cradle Episcopalian”. As long as I...
Posted by sixandcounting
- Tue Feb 19, 2008 09:25:51 PST
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Ahh, February, 'the month of love'. On February 14th, Little
children, in schools around the earth, will be expressing
their love with hand-made Valentine's Day cards. Grown-ups
will be doing the same with more extravagance. It...
Posted by BostonGal
- Wed Feb 6, 2008 09:23:50 PST
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Covenant Community Services has an immediate need for volunteers who are willing to mentor former foster youth ages 17-21. The youth are part of Covenant's transitional housing program for emancipated foster youth. Mentors...
Posted by adine6
- Tue Jan 15, 2008 17:12:43 PST
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On Dec. 28, 2007 Taylor (7) and Carrie (5) did what most girls their age would never dream of. They entered the Teaze Salon on Hageman and sat in that great big chair, donned the leopard print cape, and in one giant chop,...
Posted by TomBey
- Wed Jan 9, 2008 14:25:07 PST
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Bakersfield is a community of transplants from Oklahoma, settlers from Southern California, and lots of cowboy boots, all stuck together with some of the best Mexican food anywhere. It’s the perfect place to explore how...
Posted by dcronquist
- Mon Jan 7, 2008 12:09:23 PST
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The messages contained in song often bring the most direct healing. The feelings from each individual send vibrations throughout the room. As our choir rehearsed early Sunday morning for their performance, an individual was so touched...
Posted by revchuckunity
- Wed Dec 19, 2007 11:16:07 PST
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Excitement stirs as the old year gets ready to turn her crown
over to a new and hopeful year.
Unfortunately, this time of year is overshadowed by the many who do not respect their own lives, other innocent lives nor God, the Giver...
Posted by BostonGal
- Tue Dec 18, 2007 15:04:08 PST
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Your attendance is requested. We are having a Fundraiser with a Silent Auction & Raffles, Dinner, 50’s Music & Santa Claus! Benefiting Vietnam Vet, John Fitzpatrick. John is having his kidney transplant in later...
Posted by tajwilly
- Tue Dec 4, 2007 08:48:07 PST
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On December 1st, 2007, St. Francis Parish hosted a wine and cheese party. The event was well attended with a Silent Auction and Raffling to benefit the St. Faustina Maternity Home.
St. Faustina provides a safe haven for young...
Anonymous user
- Mon Dec 3, 2007 21:28:49 PST
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In response to Nikisha Brown's letter on the Faith section. (
http://people.bakersfield.c...
My name is Evelyn Rosado. This story was read last Sunday at our church because our Pastor felt it was an...
Posted by eva111
- Mon Nov 26, 2007 10:35:35 PST
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My name is Nikisha Brown, and I am an inmate here at the Lerdo Farm
Facility. Before I go on I will let you know a little about myself and the
other women here.
I am 19 years old and awaiting the arrival of my soon-to-be new baby...
Posted by citizenjournalist
- Mon Nov 26, 2007 10:33:00 PST
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Temple Beth El dedicates new Torah Learning Center
Temple Beth El, a Reform Jewish synagogue, will dedicate its new Torah Learning Center on Sunday, December 2. Festivities will take place at the temple, 2906 Loma Linda Drive in...
Posted by bayshore
- Wed Nov 21, 2007 09:31:01 PST
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"Love one another as I have loved you." This statement is reported to have been spoken by one of the world’s greatest teachers of love, compassion, tolerance, and goodwill. A very powerful mandate given to humanity by...
Posted by revchuckunity
- Wed Nov 21, 2007 09:07:27 PST
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You may not know Leon Garland now, but by the time you finish reading this article, you’ll want to. If you don’t, I haven’t done my job.
Used car dealers must wear the stereotype of those before...
Posted by SunniCA
- Thu Nov 15, 2007 14:30:46 PST
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We are the Bakersfield Kern County Chapter of Families to Amend California's Three Strikes Law. We are reaching out to the community to inform that the state of California has legislated and initiated a Three Strikes Law which allows...
Posted by citizenjournalist
- Wed Nov 7, 2007 10:54:22 PST
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One of the wonderful aspects of living in Kern County is that we have over a dozen world faith communities from Buddhism to Unitarian Universalist. It was from this wealth of religious backgrounds and cultures that Unity Church of...
Posted by revchuckunity
- Tue Nov 6, 2007 09:17:57 PST
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Fr. Craig Harrison, our pastor at St. Francis Church, is amazing! He has helped our family through challenging and difficult circumstances and celebrated with us on many joyous occasions. He makes each one a...
Posted by ckangel77
- Mon Nov 5, 2007 13:52:29 PST
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BCHS Dedicates Dream Building to Dream Giver
By Abby Shane
“Where there is no vision, there is no purpose; where there is no purpose, there are no plans; where there are no plans, there are no accomplishments.”...
Posted by bchs
- Wed Oct 3, 2007 09:14:16 PDT
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GARCES MARKS A MILESTONE
Prominent School Celebrates
Sixty Years of Catholic Education
By
Lisa Kimble
It has been sixty years since Garces Memorial...
Posted by lisaedmonston
- Tue Oct 2, 2007 08:57:28 PDT
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What’s it like to survive a tsunami? How can a region obliterated by massive amounts of black water and debris ever recover from such a disaster?
Those are the questions I asked myself when I heard about the December...
Posted by cindyramming
- Fri Sep 21, 2007 09:34:57 PDT
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In 1964 a young priest named Father Tod Brown, an assistant pastor at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church, knocked on the Martinez family's front door forever changing the lives of the five younger siblings. Father Brown, with his...
Posted by Tahany
- Thu Sep 20, 2007 09:15:52 PDT
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This Wednesday at sunset, Jews around the world will gather together in synagogue, at home, and even in the battlefield to celebrate Rosh HaShana (the Jewish New Year). Besides the turning the Jewish calendar to the year 5768 since...
Posted by rabbipsg
- Tue Sep 4, 2007 16:09:29 PDT
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Women of all ages and stages are invited to join us for a study in the Book of Psalms . Riverlakes Community Church, West Portable, starting Tuesday,September 11, 2007 at 6:45 .Details call 324-4298.
Posted by JPWHUMP
- Tue Sep 4, 2007 11:48:21 PDT
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We all live upon the planet Earth. We all live underneath the same sun, witness the beauty of the same moon, and gaze upon the very same stars that soar through the brilliant night skies. We breathe the same air, dream, and embrace as...
Posted by Songstress7
- Thu Aug 30, 2007 15:52:30 PDT
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Have you ever thought about how you can make a difference in our community? There are so many children in Kern County who need support from the community to live happy, healthy and successful lives. All Children in foster...
Posted by adine6
- Thu Aug 30, 2007 13:05:57 PDT
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In 1887, three young ladies in San Francisco got together to help another young lady who had been widowed and was destitute. After this meeting, they decided to continue helping others who needed help. They formed an organization which...
Posted by citizenjournalist
- Tue Aug 28, 2007 16:26:29 PDT
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Loving my wife...
There is no one person I would rather be with at any time or any place then the wife I have & love so dearly... Belva Dawn Knight... To love & cherish so fine a lady... to hold such in my arms is as heaven on...
Posted by artaia
- Tue Aug 7, 2007 17:33:21 PDT
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Editor's Note: Through some journalistic sleuthing, Marnie Hicks has been located and the church is in the process of returning her family's items. — Jennifer Baldwin, Contributions Editor
Do you know Marnie or Greg Hicks or...
Posted by citizenjournalist
- Fri Jul 27, 2007 12:54:07 PDT
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The other day a great friend of an old eastside neighborhood passed away, he wasn't rich, famous or a professional person and he didn't drive a fancy car. This simple, kind man, Arthur "Gordo" Arias was well...
Posted by Tahany
- Fri Jul 27, 2007 11:38:53 PDT
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As a member of the Christian faith I am very seldom surprised by the actions of those that would call themselves "Christian." The actions I am referring to pertain to the outburst of three protesters who called themselves...
Posted by revchuckunity
- Mon Jul 23, 2007 11:19:13 PDT
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On Friday, Oct. 30, 1987, I took a man's life in Bakersfield. His name was Michael Hoy. I have mourned this tragedy for many years. However, nothing can equal the suffering endured by Mike's family and friends.
In December, 1995, I...
Posted by citizenjournalist
- Mon Jul 16, 2007 17:24:02 PDT
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'Evan Almighty' appears to make Noah, the Flood, God and the Bible look foolish – but who's the fool?
The new movie, Evan Almighty, ridicules the Biblical account of Noah and the ark. We have to realize that if...
Posted by BostonGal
- Wed Jul 11, 2007 12:16:05 PDT
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What do a newspaper, a beauty shop, and a mailbox all have in common? They’re all centers of communication and this is the story that unfolded in the course of three days. I read Kathleen Parker’s article published in the...
Posted by LindaTaverner
- Tue Jul 10, 2007 16:28:35 PDT
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Yes, 7-7-7 is the Day were all dreams come true. For my Niece Miss Zela Negrete They all come together today on this Lucky Day Today 7-7-7 is a great number .She's has a very good career,The man of her dreams and a...
Posted by igirltoni
- Mon Jul 9, 2007 09:29:33 PDT
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Senior Pastor Jonathan Mullings and the congregation at Truth Tabernacle conducted a ceremonial ground breaking for their new educational wing on June 24, 2007. The new building will be a 28,000 square foot, two-story...
Anonymous user
- Tue Jun 26, 2007 14:47:19 PDT
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-“Why Africa? Why not Europe?” was what everyone asks me I tell them I went to Rwanda.
Why Africa?
When I was 14 years old I heard a man talk about ministries in Asia, and I thought it was a good calling for him but not...
Posted by guardgal4god
- Tue Jun 19, 2007 10:53:35 PDT
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My name is Mysti Sky Ciervo and I am the eldest in my family. I know no amount of words can possibly begin to give thanks to my single father of 5 but this fathers day my words are the only gift i am able to give my ailing father.
Of...
Posted by LiLONE1984
- Wed May 30, 2007 11:43:56 PDT
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As Memorial Day approaches, we tend to think about backyard barbecues, swimming pools and the time spent with friends and family in the newly arrived summer weather. Prompted by a public television concert special or American flags...
Posted by DignityMemorial
- Wed May 23, 2007 09:12:32 PDT
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When a girl still in high school -- or even junior high -- has a child or is expecting, where does she turn? One answer is Teen Parents, a division of Youth for Christ.
Deann Scott directs the local Teen Parents program, which has...
Posted by citizenjournalist
- Mon May 21, 2007 11:04:55 PDT
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My name is Dr. Michael A. Nazario (PhD.). I belong to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, known to the world as "Mormons." I converted and was baptized in the United States Marine Corps Boot camp, Parris Island,...
Posted by DrMichaelNazario
- Tue Apr 17, 2007 10:36:55 PDT
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